The Transitioning Newborn
This substance, usually sufficient by 34 to 36 weeks of gestation, reduces surface tension within the alveoli to allow for lung expansion.
What is Surfactant?
This assessment is performed at 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth to evaluate the infant's physical condition.
What is the APGAR score?
Breastfed newborns should begin receiving this specific supplement at 4 months of age.
What is iron?
This "sign" is a classic indicator of shoulder dystocia, where the fetal head retracts against the perineum.
What is the Turtle Sign?
After an artificial rupture of membranes (amniotomy), what is the most critical nursing priority to assess immediately?.
What is the Fetal Heart Rate (to check for Cord Prolapse)?
At birth, this fetal circulatory structure closes as pressure in the left atrium builds, preventing blood flow from right to left.
What is the Foramen Ovale?
When assessing for respiratory distress, a nurse might observe these five signs.
What are Tachypnea, retractions, flaring of nares, cyanosis, and grunting (or seesaw breathing)?
his percentage of weight loss is considered normal for a newborn within the first few days of life.
What is 5% to 10%?
These are the two primary nursing interventions (maneuvers) used to resolve shoulder dystocia.
What are McRoberts Maneuver and Suprapubic Pressure?
This acronym is used to document the status of amniotic fluid: Time, Amount, Color, and Odor.
What is TACO?
Newborns utilize this specialized "nonshivering" method to produce heat by metabolizing a specific type of fat.
What is Brown Fat metabolism?
This specific type of localized swelling on the newborn's head is caused by bleeding that does not cross the suture lines.
What is a Cephalohematoma?
To ensure a breastfed baby receives adequate fat and protein (hindmilk), how long should a mother breastfeed on each side?
What is 15 to 20 minutes?
This type of labor is defined as lasting 3 hours or less from start to finish.
What is Precipitous Labor?
To prevent maternal hypotension before an epidural is placed, the nurse should administer this.
What is an IV fluid bolus?
Name the four methods of heat loss in a newborn.
What are Evaporation, Conduction, Convection, and Radiation?
These "stork bites" or pink/red marks are often found on the eyelids, nose, or nape of the neck and usually fade with time.
What is Nevus Simplex?
By day four of life, a well-hydrated newborn should have at least this many wet diapers per day.
What is Four to Six?
A labor pattern characterized by weak, inefficient, or absent contractions is known as this.
What is Hypotonic Dysfunction?
This scoring system is used to determine if the cervix is favorable for a successful induction.
What is the Bishop Score?
Because a newborn’s digestive tract is sterile at birth, they lack the bacteria needed to produce this essential clotting factor, requiring an IM injection shortly after delivery.
What is Vitamin K (Phytonadione)?
When using a bulb syringe to clear an infant's airway, which area should be suctioned first?.
What is the Mouth? (Remember: "M" before "N" - Mouth before Nose).
Breast milk is naturally low in this vitamin, meaning all breastfed infants need a daily supplement of 400IU.
What is Vitamin D?
This life-threatening emergency occurs when amniotic fluid enters maternal circulation, causing respiratory distress and circulatory collapse.
What is Anaphylactoid Syndrome of Pregnancy (Amniotic Fluid Embolism/AFE)?
If a patient develops a "spinal headache" after spinal anesthesia, this procedure involves injecting the patient's own blood into the dural space to seal a CSF leak.
What is an Autologous Blood Patch?